Saint Lucia recognizes the Cuban Medical Cooperation.
Castries, November 2, 2017. Senator the Honourable Mary Isaac, Minister for Health and Wellness, received the Cuban Ambassador, Jorge Francisco Soberon Luis, who presented the Minister with the invitation to participate in the International Health Convention "Cuba Salud 2018" and the "Health for All" Fair, to take place in April 2018 in Havana.
During the meeting, the positive state and perspectives of Cuban medical cooperation were confirmed.
Cuba and Saint Lucia celebrate Culture Day.
Sponsored by the “Humanistic Solidarity Association Saint Lucia-Cuba”, on the afternoon of Sunday, October 22, the Cuba-Saint Lucia Culture Day was celebrated at the Piaye Secondary School in the southern district of Choiseul, an activity that was attended by leaders of the movement of solidarity with Cuba on the island, with labor parliamentarian Alva Baptiste, as well as with the ambassadors of Cuba and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and officials of said diplomatic missions.
Saint Lucian Prime Minister reiterates friendship with Cuba.
The Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Allen Chastanet, received in his office on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, the Cuban ambassador in that island, Jorge Soberon. During the meeting, the state of cooperation between the two countries was updated. The Cuban Ambassador thanked the Prime Minister for mentioning the friendship that unites the two Caribbean countries, in his speech at the High Level Debate of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly, which took place in New York.
Cuban Ambassador receives Saint Lucian parliamentary leader.
The Cuban Ambassador in Saint Lucia, Jorge Soberon, received on October 4, 2017, at the diplomatic mission, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the Honorable Leonne Theodore-John. During the meeting, the friendly relationship between the two countries and the support of the Saint Lucian House of Assembly for the development of cooperation were confirmed, particularly in the areas of health and education.
Political leader of the Labor Party SLP denounces the Blockade.
The statement came as part of the speech delivered by the parliamentarian, Opposition Leader and Political Leader of the Labor Party of Saint Lucia (SLP), Philip J. Pierre, during the open session of the annual Conference of Delegates of that political organization, which took place on October 8, 2017, in the district of Vieux Fort South. Pierre called the blockade a cruel policy and called for its elimination. He wished the rapid recovery of Cuba after the passage of Hurricane Irma.